Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 159 Zhu Quan: Oh no, I think I used too much force!
"Gao Chi, it's dangerous here. You should leave first." Zhu Quan turned his head, his face solemn, and said to Zhu Gao Chi.

The siege is about to begin.

The city wall was definitely a key target for the Northern Yuan archers.

Zhu Gaochi was neither wearing armor nor had any combat experience.

Although the accuracy of the Northern Yuan archers might not be high due to the altitude, when the battle begins, no one will be able to pay attention to Zhu Gaochi.

If Zhu Gaochi were to be unlucky and get hit by an arrow, things would get complicated.

"Alright, Seventeenth Uncle, I'll leave this to you." Zhu Gaochi nodded. He knew in his heart that staying on the city wall would not only be of no help, but might even be a hindrance.

"Rest assured, I will defend Beiping," Zhu Quan said in a deep voice.

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and stepped off the city wall.

Zhu Quan watched Zhu Gaochi leave, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Brothers, the Northern Yuan Tartars are here! They're taking advantage of the chaos in our Ming Dynasty to plunder. Tell me, will you allow it?"

"No!"

"No!"

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The soldiers in Beiping roared and shouted, their eyes filled with rage.

They had always been the ones dominating the Northern Yuan army, but now the Northern Yuan dared to come looking for trouble.

Everyone was seething with anger.

"Very well, I'm not afraid to tell you that His Majesty has already raised an army and is heading towards Beiping."

"I think you've all heard of the might of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. These are His Majesty's elite troops. His Majesty is leading these two armies on this northward expedition. His Majesty's goal is to pacify the grasslands. Would you like to show His Majesty your bravery?"

Zhu Quan continued to roar.

Morale is a very mysterious thing; it cannot be seen or touched, but it does have a real impact on the fighting power of troops.

The names of the people, the shadows of the trees, and the fighting prowess of the Great Snow Dragon Riders and the Tiger and Leopard Riders are now renowned throughout the Ming Dynasty, requiring no further questioning.

The two invincible forces, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, are rushing towards Beiping. This boost to morale is terrifying, almost like giving everyone a reassurance.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Your Majesty wishes to pacify the grasslands, and we are here to lend you our assistance."

"Kill! Brothers, let's show His Majesty the strength of our Beiping troops and give the Prince some face."

"That's right, the mere Beiyuan, they were always chased and beaten by us before, but now they dare to invade. They're simply courting death."

"No matter what, we must defend Beiping and await His Majesty's arrival."

"The Great Snow Dragon Riders and Tiger Leopard Riders are right behind us, brothers, what are we afraid of?"

"As long as we hold out until His Majesty arrives, the end of the Northern Yuan will come."

"Hehe, brothers, time is on our side. Enough with the nonsense, we must show His Majesty our bravery!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Those Northern Yuan traitors! They've really given us too much face! They actually dared to invade our Great Ming. This time, it's their death day!"

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The soldiers of Beiping were filled with surging fighting spirit, their eyes filled with unwavering determination.

The emperor personally led the expedition, bringing with him the elite Snow Dragon Cavalry and Tiger Leopard Cavalry. Their ultimate goal was to wipe out the grasslands. What did they have to worry about? They just had to do it.

At this moment, passion was ignited.

Looking at the fighting spirit of the Beiping soldiers before him, Zhu Quan sneered inwardly: "Beiyuan, how dare you?"

Although the fight hasn't actually started yet, he's already confident of victory.

The morale is incredibly high.

Over the years, the Ming Dynasty had been suppressing the Northern Yuan, which resulted in the Ming army having no fear when facing the Northern Yuan.

Zhu Di frequently led the troops from Beiping deep into the grasslands to cause trouble for the Northern Yuan.

This led to a situation where, faced with the Northern Yuan's invasion, the Beiping troops were not afraid, but rather felt a surge of anger.

This situation is somewhat similar to, "I'm already being nice by not bothering you, but you dare to come looking for trouble? You're really asking for it."

Even more terrifying, the Beiping soldiers knew that behind them stood the even more terrifying Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and Tiger Leopard Cavalry, as well as the Emperor himself leading the expedition.

Any dynasty.

When the emperor personally leads an expedition, it can greatly boost morale.

Although this might put the emperor in danger, once the soldiers learned that the emperor was personally leading the expedition, they would truly fight to the death.

The matter is actually quite simple. When the emperor personally leads an expedition, any merits they achieve will be directly seen by the emperor.

This means there might be a chance to rise to the top in one step.

Outside the city!

"Boom!"

Arutai led his men and fought their way to a place not far from Beiping City.

After a heated discussion, he finally gained control of the attack on Beiping.

Looking at the city of Beiping so close at hand, Arutai was in high spirits and extremely excited.

"Grand Tutor, should we attack?" Duo'erzhibo asked.

Looking at the city of Beiping before him, he couldn't help but lick his lips.

In the eyes of the Northern Yuan generals, Beiping was now a piece of fat meat, and they all wanted to take a bite out of it.

"Attack!" Arutai took a deep breath and waved his hand.

"Yes, Grand Tutor!" Duo'erzhibo nodded.

Immediately, he steered his warhorse and roared excitedly, "The Grand Tutor has ordered us to attack!"

"Kill! Take over Beiping!"

"Roar! The chance for revenge has come! Slaughter Beiping!"

"The Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, has oppressed our Northern Yuan for too long. Heaven has eyes, and we have this opportunity to take revenge. Kill him!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Beiping is very wealthy. We must rob it to our hearts' content later."

"Take Beiping, march south to reoccupy the Ming Dynasty, and restore the glory of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Capture Beiping and destroy the Ming Dynasty!"

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The Northern Yuan soldiers, their expressions excited, roared as they charged toward Beiping City.

Over the years, they had been relentlessly pursued and attacked by the Ming Dynasty, and they had been holding back their anger. Now that the opportunity had come, they had to vent it all and let the Ming Dynasty feel their fury.

Benyashiri stood at a distance, watching Arutai, who was issuing orders with an air of authority, a shadow of gloom flashing in his eyes.

He felt okay before, but lately he's grown increasingly disgusted with Arughtai.

This person really has no sense of propriety at all. Does he really think that by putting himself in the position of Great Khan, he can act with impunity?

"Heh!" Mahmud glanced at Benyashiri casually, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

The situation in the Northern Yuan is currently very favorable.

In this situation, the fact that Benjamin and Arughtai had a bad relationship was actually good news for him.

After all, if Arughtai and Benyashiri become close, he won't have many opportunities.

Only when Arughtai and Benjamin had a bad relationship could he gain Benjamin's favor and thus seize more power.

After thinking for a moment, Mahmud said, "Great Khan, the Grand Tutor is truly the savior of our Northern Yuan, far superior to me. This southward campaign owes much to the Grand Tutor."

Since Benjamin was already dissatisfied with Arughtai, he naturally had to give him a push.

Benyashiri frowned, looked at Mahmud, and said with a smile, "Prime Minister, you are actually quite good. Don't underestimate yourself. I have high hopes for you."

"I am willing to serve the Great Khan!" Mahmud said respectfully. "Hehe!" Bunyashiri smiled but said nothing more.

He has only just taken the first step and hasn't even captured Beiping yet. He's not that foolish to create internal conflicts at this time.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty is now weaker than the Ming Dynasty.

The current opportunity is that the Ming Dynasty is courting disaster. If it also destabilizes the Northern Yuan, its southward march into the Central Plains will at most result in plundering, and it will be impossible for it to occupy the Central Plains.

He didn't just want to plunder the Ming Dynasty; he wanted to occupy the entire Central Plains and restore the glory of the former Yuan Dynasty.

On top of the city.

Zhu Quan drove his Northern Yuan troops toward Beiping City, his eyes icy cold, and waved his hand, saying, "Fire arrows!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

At a command, countless arrows, like a rain curtain, poured down on the Northern Yuan army.

"Puff puff!"

Countless Northern Yuan soldiers were shot into pincushions on the spot, their bodies falling off their warhorses and then trampled into a bloody pulp by the iron hooves of the warhorses following behind.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The Northern Yuan troops did not passively endure the attack; they also drew their bows and arrows and attacked the Ming troops on the city walls.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

"Dang Dang Dang!"

With the city as their stronghold, the Ming army, facing the counterattack of the Northern Yuan army, hid behind the fortresses, causing the Northern Yuan arrows to miss their mark.

"Shhhhh!"

One by one, siege hooks were thrown out and landed on the city walls of the Ming Dynasty.

The Northern Yuan troops, aided by bows and arrows, attempted to forcibly scale the city walls.

However, their plan was quickly thwarted, as some Ming soldiers drew their long swords and risked their lives to cut the ropes.

"Boom!"

Rocks rolled down, crashing down on the Northern Yuan troops below the city.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

A new round of arrows followed.

"Puff puff!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The massive casualties suffered by the Northern Yuan troops abruptly halted their siege.

"Damn it!" Dorjee looked at the scene before him, his face grim.

I thought Beiping would be easy to take, but I never expected it to be such a tough nut to crack.

At this moment, he was in a dilemma.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

At this moment, the sound of retreat was heard from the rear of the Northern Yuan.

When Duoerzhibo looked up, he saw Arutai with a gloomy face, staring fiercely at Beiping City.

"Retreat!" After a slight hesitation, Dorjibo stopped the attack and retreated with his troops looking disheveled.

At this moment, the Northern Yuan troops were no longer as arrogant as before, and they all looked extremely dejected. They were stunned by the strong counterattack of the Beiping garrison.

What happened to the promise that Beiping would be easy to conquer?

They ran headfirst into it, resulting in head injuries and bleeding.

"Oh no, they used too much force!" Zhu Quan's heart sank as he watched the retreating Northern Yuan troops.

He originally planned to hold out for a while and then gradually reduce the intensity of his defense.

To everyone's surprise, these cowards from the Northern Yuan Dynasty hastily retreated after suffering only a slight loss.

"How dare they send troops to invade the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Quan was somewhat bewildered.

Taking a deep breath, he said to Qiu Fu beside him, "Tell the brothers to be careful later, so as not to scare Bei Yuan away."

He felt utterly helpless.

If it weren't for concerns about other parts of Liaodong, and if it weren't for the fact that there were no organized cavalry units in the city at the moment, he would really like to unleash his full power and let the Northern Yuan troops experience their might.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Qiu Fu nodded and turned to leave.

outside the city.

Arutai's face was gloomy.

"Grand Tutor, what's going on?" Benyashiri walked over.

At this moment, his feelings were somewhat complicated.

Seeing Arughtai suffer a setback, he should have been overjoyed, but the fighting power unleashed by the Ming Dynasty filled him with some fear.

“I underestimated the strength of Beiping. After all, it is the army led by Zhu Di. We cannot be too hasty in taking Beiping.” Arughtai said with a gloomy face.

His previous advance had been too successful, which made him a little complacent and think that the Ming Dynasty was nothing special.

The situation in Beiping suddenly jolted him awake.

The Ming Dynasty is now far stronger than the Northern Yuan, and they have no right to be arrogant.

“Indeed, Beiping is a major defensive line facing the grasslands. Although there are no outstanding generals now, it is definitely not easy to take it,” Mahmud said.

At this moment, he no longer cared about vying for power with Arughtai.

If Beiping cannot be captured, everything will be in vain.

"Haste makes waste. Let's postpone the attack and make proper plans first," Arughtai said.

"it is good!"

Benjamin nodded.

Prince Yan’s Mansion!
Zhu Quan found Zhu Gaochi with a wry smile on his face: "Gaochi, I think I've messed things up."

"Huh?" Zhu Gaochi was taken aback upon hearing this, then his expression turned serious. He said, "Are the Northern Yuan traitors so strong? Even you, Seventeenth Uncle, couldn't withstand them?"

"The Northern Yuan is powerful? I can't handle them?"

"Wait, what is all this?!"

Zhu Quan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and said, "Gao Chi, you misunderstood. It's not that the Northern Yuan bandits are strong, but that they are too weak."

"The Northern Yuan bandits are weak?" Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.

"Yes, I originally planned to give them a warning first, and then gradually reduce the intensity of our defenses. I never expected that this warning would seem to have stunned them. Now the Northern Yuan has withdrawn its troops." Zhu Quan recounted the whole story to Zhu Gaochi.

"Ah, this..." Zhu Gaochi's mouth gaped open, and he was a little at a loss for words.

After a moment, he came to his senses, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated. He thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the Northern Yuan also knew that Father was not in Beiping, and thus became careless."

Zhu Quan nodded and said, "That should be one of the reasons."

Zhu Di was not in Beiping, a fact that the Northern Yuan must have known; otherwise, they might not have dared to invade the Ming Dynasty at all.

After all, Zhu Di had a notorious reputation.

"Gao Chi, do you think the Northern Yuan will attack again?" Zhu Quan asked hesitantly.

Zhu Gaochi's plan was to lure the Northern Yuan into Beiping, but he has now directly attacked and stunned them. If the Northern Yuan runs away like this, then Zhu Gaochi's plan can be said to have completely failed.

At that time, other parts of Liaodong will suffer.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi nodded, then added, "However, Seventeenth Uncle, you must be careful, otherwise the Northern Yuan might really abandon Beiping."

(End of this chapter)